Angelica Ross says that Emma Roberts called her to apologize after she shared on Instagram Live that Roberts made an anti-trans remark toward her on the set of American Horror Story: 1984. Ross, who previously made viral allegations about AHS boss Ryan Murphy, thanked Roberts in an X post in which she wrote that Roberts had recognized that her “behavior was not that of an ally.” Earlier on Wednesday, screen-captured videos of Ross from an apparent Instagram Live session had circulated on social media in which Ross does not mention Roberts by her full name—only “Miss E.R.” In the videos, Ross alleged Roberts played “mind games” with colleagues, and that during her first time on set, she witnessed Roberts making a director cry. Ross also said that at one point, when a colleague addressed her and Roberts by saying, “Okay, ladies,” Roberts responded by looking at her and saying, “Don’t you mean ‘lady’?” In a subsequent tweet, Ross accused “Emma” of dropping her voice “several octaves” to imitate her on set, adding, “of course I was self conscious about my voice on set after that.” (Ross and her manager did not immediately respond to The Daily Beast’s request to confirm the videos’ authenticity; Roberts’ representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment.)
Thank you @RobertsEmma for calling and apologizing, recognizing your behavior was not that of an ally. I will leave the line open to follow up on your desire to do better and support social justice causes with your platform.
